Large brown bats love our driveway, just fly back and forth without having to dodge the trees.

Alex is in "The Comedy of Errors" at Agecroft Hall, a 400 year old house disassembled and moved to Richmond in the 1920's. A perfect setting for a hilarious play that her aunt Sandy came down from Baltimore to see last night.

Clivia (indoor), Streptocarpella, more Dahlia's, purple Astilbe in Solomon's seal and fern bed, Magnolia seed pod

Eriosomatinae--the "Wooly Aphid". Austin called them "fuzzy butts" when he was little. Hydrangia. Echinacea (Coneflower). Aaronsbeard.

More Dahlias and some Zantedeschia

McLaren MP4-12c (Says so right on the plate) Spyder. $268,000, so one could buy 10 MINI Clubman (new) for that. Note that I'm passing him (but he wasn't taking a picture of me, hmmm). He's still in first gear at 50 mph (top speed 204 mph). Most amazing stat: can stop from 124 mph in 5 seconds.

Dahlias dazzling on the deck

Magnolias are starting